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Wisdom Through Adversity: The Potential Role of Humility

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  1. Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, 1309 Hart Hall, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Tenelle Porter

  2. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

    Georgi Gardiner

  3. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Don E. Davis

  4. Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jason Baehr

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Porter, T., Gardiner, G., Davis, D.E. et al. Wisdom Through Adversity: The Potential Role of Humility. J Value Inquiry 53, 475–477 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10790-019-09705-5

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